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Avatar Is Happy Day! It's a Tom Swift Two-Fer this evening! Is Happy Day! Post contains photos Post contains linked URL
Ricky Lee
May 21, 2009 05:43AM		 Registered: April 2005
Posts: 3.036 (2009-04)

Yes indeedy, it's the fifth member of the SoCal Contingent currently residing at Ricky Lee's Home For Wayward Wristwatches, the..

Timex Auto mocel 3138-10799

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..Timex Automatic model 31318-10779, fresh from a Tom Swift scrubbing and crystal polishing. WIS honeymoon

Sorry for the Q&D photo.. more later. Laughing!

-Ricky



Avatar New photos of the Timex Automatic model 3138-10779. Post contains photos Post contains linked URL
Ricky Lee
May 22, 2009 05:03AM		 Registered: April 2005
Posts: 3.036 (2009-04)

A modest improvement over the earlier quick & dirty photos, I reckon, though you'd never mistake them for Kelly Rayburn catalog shots. Wink, wink ...

Timex Auto mocel 3138-10799

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I gotta say, I love WIS honeymoon these old Timex pin levers. Tough as nails, they just keep on lo-beatin' along. The serial number dates this one to 1979. Pretty good condition for a 30 year-old watch, eh? Indeed, while it may not be obvious for the dust and lint (I really should clean my watches better before shooting photos Oops! My goof! I am sad...), this thing is very nearly mint. No brassing whatsoever, only a few modest nicks and scratches.. I'd give it a ~ TZ 95% rating.

Modest, unadorned backside..

Timex Auto mocel 3138-10799

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..with snapin caseback. IOW the usual Timex. I haven't popped the back, as I know perxactly what I'd find inside;

Timex Auto

Different watch, but two-peas-in-a-pod movement. I am smiling...

One quite unusual thing about this one, and something I really like, is that despite the dimunitive 35mm X 40mm case size, it takes a 20mm strap. Thumbs Up! It might be the smallest watch using a 20mm strap I've ever seen.

Timex Auto mocel 3138-10799

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Methinks this'n is a keeper. WIS honeymoon Laughing!

T'anks fer lookin'!

-Ricky
Messages In This Thread

New photos of the Timex Automatic model 3138-10779. Post contains photos Post contains linked URL (Views: 98)
Ricky Lee -- May 22, 2009 05:03PM
Simple but pleasant to look at, I like it. (n/t) (Views: 3)
Paul J Costa -- May 22, 2009 11:03PM
Looks great, Ricky.Thumbs Up! (n/t) (Views: 3)
Mark C. -- May 22, 2009 10:42PM
Looks good Ricky Lee I am smiling... (n/t) (Views: 3)
Adam in NYC -- May 22, 2009 09:42PM
Grammar police! It's spelled "perZactly" Rolling on the floor laughing my a$$ off! (n/t) (Views: 4)
itschris -- May 22, 2009 08:04PM
Oops ... my mistake! Doh! I am confused! But I knew that!! I am angry! Rolling on the floor laughing my a$$ off! (n/t) (Views: 3)
Ricky Lee -- May 23, 2009 10:47AM
A like new example! Good job w/ the review.Thumbs Up! (n/t) (Views: 3)
Thorax -- May 22, 2009 06:06PM
Looks great! Thumbs Up! (n/t) (Views: 6)
UKRower -- May 21, 2009 03:55PM
Well.. looks kind of pale next to your Seiko custom. I am crying! But Thank You! Ian! I'll drink to that! Cheers! (n/t) (Views: 3)
Ricky Lee -- May 21, 2009 04:22PM
Came out nice! Thumbs Up! (n/t) (Views: 4)
Dave Murphy -- May 21, 2009 01:41PM
Thank You! Dave! I'll drink to that! Cheers! (n/t) (Views: 3)
Ricky Lee -- May 21, 2009 04:21PM


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